Category: Concept
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All Design Lab Hitekw Tennis Racket
All Design Lab redesigns the tennis racket with a futuristic tone. Named after the Lenape word for “tree,” a Native American people originally from New York where the US Open takes place, the Hitekw features a unique branch-like body. Its sci-fi design is the result of an AI program named DALL·E and uses a series…
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Genesis X Speedium EV Coupe Concept
2021’s Genesis X concept brought back something that has become nearly extinct in the current automotive landscape — the large, good-looking GT coupe. Genesis has further refined the initial X concept into the X Speedium, named after the Speedium racetrack in South Korea. The X Speedium fills in the X’s grille in a nod to…
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Xbox Project Oris Concept | Uncrate
Microsoft’s Xbox Series X console isn’t even out yet, but that hasn’t stopped designer Joseph Dumary from imagining an even better version. Dubbed Project Oris, Dumary’s creation riffs on the Series X’s vertical orientation, surrounding the internal computing guts with everything necessary for play. That includes a laser-based, short-throw 8K projector, a 3D speaker system,…
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European Space Agency Power Glove
The Power Glove, developed by Nintendo, was an ’80s artifact. The European Space Agency has repurposed the concept for drone control. Using lasers, their Power Gloves control rovers and drones while also displaying crucial information like oxygen levels and battery life. Protective from a range of 120º F to -170º F, they resist moisture and…
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Samsung Dog-Bot Concept | Uncrate
Most robotic pets are focused on being “cute”. Gaetano de Cicco’s Dog-Bot concept is focused on functionality. The Turin-based designer chose Samsung as the corporate backer for the faceless android canine, which has an interactive screen for a “face”, relaying information via simple graphics like exclamation marks, dots, and lights. The renders show it identifying…
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Earther One Electric Jet Concept
Most electric plane concepts remain just that — concepts — due to the weight and size of the battery necessary for such a thing. Industrial designer Michal Bonikowski’s Earther One concept aims to overcome this limitation with friction. Triboelectric nanogenerators mounted in the wings would use the vibrations of the structure and friction created by…
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Special Projects Smartphone Envelope | Uncrate
Sometimes the best way to keep from looking at a screen is by putting it away. That’s the idea behind Envelope, a new concept from London-based design firm Special Projects. Created as part of the Google Digital Wellbeing Experiments platform, the Envelope works by sealing a phone inside. A companion app allows for either calling…
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Oklo Aurora Energy Plant | Uncrate
Far smaller than nearly any other nuclear power plant, Oklo’s Aurora plant is designed to provide single communities with dependable, clean power. Its High-assay, low-enriched uranium (HALEU) is more efficient than conventional nuclear fuel sources while providing nearly autonomous operation for up to 20 years and producing far less waste than a typical plant. The…
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Air New Zealand Economy Sleeping Pods
No longer will the ability to lie flat and get some in-air sleep be the domain of upper-class passengers. Air New Zealand’s Economy Skynest promises to let even budget-conscious travelers stretch out. The result of three years of development, the system has a total of six pods, with three in each stack. Each pod will…
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Carapace Superyacht Submarine | Uncrate
It’s not unusual for luxury yachts to have a submarine in their tender garage. It is unusual for the yacht itself to be a submarine. Purely a concept, for now, the Carapace is the creation of Italian naval architect Elena Nappi. The 256-foot vessel would be powered by diesel-electric and fuel cell systems and would…
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Star Wars x Porsche Starfighter
Created to celebrate the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and the end of the Skywalker Saga, designers from Lucasfilm and Porsche teamed up to create the Tri-Wing S-91x Pegasus Starfighter. The all-new ship borrows several notes from Porsche’s design language, including a low, sloping roofline, low front air inlets with headlights like…
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Oklo Aurora Advanced Fission Clean Energy Plant
Housing a fission battery, Oklo’s Aurora plant is designed to provide communities with dependable, clean power. Its metal fuel source, which can power the plant for decades at a time, produce heat that is carried via pipes to an exchanger that converts it into electricity. Thanks to its unique design, the plant is compact, with…
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Coca-Cola &Drip Coffee Machine | Uncrate
Created for Cola-Cola Japan by design firm Nendo, the &Drip is a coffee machine meant for the living room instead of the kitchen. It uses a soft pressurizing system to reduce noise and has a spartan design with backlit buttons that disappear when not in use, pleasant alert sounds, and a circular “mouth” to ensure…
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Tesla Model P Phone Concept
https://uncrate.com/p/2019/06/tesla-model-p-concept-1.jpg Fresh off his Citroen eCV concept car, designer Martin Hajek has returned to his roots with a concept phone. Dubbed the Model P, it imagines what a Tesla-branded phone might look like. The rear of the phone is given a car-like glossy red paint finish, with a sculptural fin in the center and a…
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Infinity London 360-Degree Rooftop Pool
https://uncrate.com/p/2019/06/infinity-london-1.jpg Most infinity pools run off one side, giving the illusion of joining with the water beyond. The Infinity London is a rooftop infinity pool concept that extends in all directions — and would be the first in the world to do so. Slated to sit atop a 720-foot building, the cast acrylic pool will…